39:6Jeremiah 39:6

At Riblah the king of Babylon put to death the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes and also put to death all the nobles of Judah.4T 184.2 Before that calamity came, Zedekiah had been faithfully instructed through Jeremiah how he might be preserved from it, and he had full opportunity to know the will and way of God.Lt 281, 1905, par. 16–19 His capture, his blinding, his being led away in chains to Babylon, and his miserable death there came as the penalty for unbelief and for following ungodly counsel.4T 184.2 That blinding and captivity in chains came surely upon him because he determined to carry out his own will instead of obeying God, willingly refusing spiritual light and refusing by obedience to place himself under the protection of God.Lt 281, 1905, par. 16–19 His sad and awful end stands as a warning that sinners perish not for lack of opportunity but for hardening themselves under reproof and refusing to humble themselves in repentance so that God may save them.Lt 281, 1905, par. 16–19